Ted Stevens is Advocating Internet Censorship >

I predict even Reds will rail at this censorship and invasion of privacy.



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http://news.com.com/Senator+suggests+targeting+Net+indecency/2100-1028_3-5618332.html


Senator suggests targeting Net 'indecency'
Published: March 15, 2005, 11:51 AM PST
By Declan McCullagh
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

The U.S. Congress may be preparing for another round in the Internet "decency" wars.

Sen. Ted Stevens, the influential chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, has indicated that Internet decency regulations could be inserted into legislation that was originally intended to boost fines for off-color radio and TV broadcasts.

"We ought to find some way to say, 'Here is a block of channels--whether it's delivered by broadband, by VoIP, by whatever it is--to a home that is clear of the stuff you don't want your children to see,'" the Alaska Republican told reporters Friday, according to an audio recording.

Stevens didn't describe how broadband or Internet telephony decency regulation would work, and a spokesman did not respond to a request for comment. Elsewhere in his remarks, the senator said indecency rules should be extended to cable and satellite, and "we're looking to create tiers, or create a system like the movie business...to let us develop a ratings system."

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"It looks like Stevens is talking about some sort of ratings system for the Internet," said Marv Johnson, legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. "But you really can't have the FCC or the federal government be the taste police for the American citizens. It's just not going to work."

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How we've come full circle.

What a difference a generation makes :evilgrin:

The internet as we know it wouldn't exist today if it weren't for porn.

"We ought to find some way to say, 'Here is a block of channels--whether it's delivered by broadband, by VoIP, by whatever it is--to a home that is clear of the stuff you don't want your children to see,'"


It's clear he has no earthly idea what he's talking about, because he's suggesting that Congress set aside non-obscene telephone calls. Voice Over IP is nothing more than the "packetization" of voice phone calls so that it can be transmitted over data lines.

So I agree: I think Congress should set up 2 or 3 voice over IP phone lines and not let anyone say dirty things while talking on those lines.

Idiot.

And how does he apply his internet censorship to the rest of the world. Last time I checked, the internet was global.

Of course, maybe he plans on using the chinese model of internet censorship. That'll go over big time with his base!

do you like mine?

And yes, since one of the tenets of my faith is reincarnation, I am, in fact, a BORN AGAIN Pagan (and again, and again, and again,...)

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Free speech doesn't include porn is their argument because what is porn saying? What's the message that cumfiesta.com is trying to convey? I don't agree with that line of reasoning, but I don't have a good comeback, do you?

much as a comedy is expression to evoke laughter.

The Supreme Court has long held that nude dancing is protected speech.

The first ammendment is well understood to protect unpopular or offensive speech. There is no right to be not offended by something in our society.

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Had to come up with that on my own, but there have been many other people that have put it much more eloquently than I.

It's like coming into my bedroom to check on my activities. It's Big Brother.

Stevens could consult with them, or with North Korea, on the technical issues in censoring the Internet.

A while ago I looked at what FCC can and can't regulate and IMO this is a bit beyond what they can legally touch at the moment.

Of course that could be changed :(

==Hunkers down==
==Dusts off the crypto==
==Implements proprietary protocols==
==Encrypts a few thousand online porn sites==
==Resumes business as usual==

"I predict even Reds will rail at this censorship and invasion of privacy."

This fits in perfectly with their family values theme. No reds are going to stand up for internet porn even if they do indulge thmeselves in it or most of these NASCAR dads secretly love the stuff. Of course we look like jerks going to bat for analsluts.com and they are trying to protect the children. I'm sick of being hit over the head for standing up for what's right, but I guess that's how it's going to be at least one more time.

its the WORLD WIDE Web moran! :eyes: